Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-22
CHARLES PAGAN DEAD.
The Oldest Irish Settler I'm New Haven


The Oldest Irish Settler I'm New Haven
Passes Away.
Mr.. Charles Pagan, the Oldest Irish settler
in New Haven, passed away yesterday after
noon at his home on Whitney avenue. There
was no disease, but a simple decay of the
vital powers incident to extreme old age.
Mr.. Pagan had spent sixty-two years of the
eighty-five of his life in New Haven, and
during that time had seen many changes in
the physical and social conditions of the
Elm city. The deceased had followed during
all these sixty-two years the occupation of
gardener, and had been employed in several
of the leading families of the city. His first
engagement was with Judge Bristol at the
corner OF Temple and Elm streets, and next
to Ralph l. Ingersoll, and was next with
Henry Whitney. He remained with the
Whitney family for ffty-one years, being at
the time of his death with Stephen Whitney.
During these ffty-one years he lived in the
cottage which stands on the Whitney prop
Gamer street. He went to live in this cot
tage at the time of his marriage ffty-one
years ago. He saw four of his children go
before him, leaving to mourn his loss only
his wife and one daughter, who is the widow
of the late Edward DoWnes, the founder of
the Downes News company. DR.. John @.
Pagan, who was a dentist practicing in this
city, was son of the deceased, aud daugh-
ter was the wife of DR.. McManus, of Hart
ford. Mr.. Pagan was a native of ireland
and sturdy, vigorous man, enjoying during
life full measure of health; his outside oc-
cupation kept him from ailments of any
kind. He was very sociable man, and
loved to tell of his early days in New Haven,
days when there were very few of his coun-
trymen and not church of the Catholic
faith in New Haven. During his last illness
he was attended by the Dominican Fathers,
of whose church he had been a devoted
member, aud the funeral will take place from
this church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
AN ENTERTAINING LECTURE.
Rev DR.. Munger Addresses a Large
And Cultivated Audience-A Goodly
SUM Melted For Shiukfch1 ShIgemi.
Last evening Rev. T. T. Munger, D. D.,
pastor of the United church in this city and
prominent as theologian among the Con-
gregational clergy of the country, delivered
his lecture ''From Greylock to Tacoma" be-
fore large audience in the United church
chapel. The lecture consisted of an Intensely
interesting descriptive account of transcon-
tinenta1 journey taken by the lecturer about
two years ago from Mount Greylock, peak
of great natural beauty in Berkshire county,
Massachusetts, to Mount Tacoma near Puget
Sound in Washington Territory. Incidents
which might have escaped the eye of the
ordinary observer were clothed with beauti-
full and inspiring suggestions while the more
prominent characteristics of western exper-
fences were made to appear in new and at
tractive lights. DR.. Mungers keen analysis OF
human nature and his almost
poetic powers of description were
given ample opportunity of display. He
carried his audience into the hustle of west,
scenery of the upper Mississippi into the
prairies of Dakota and Montana, giving
gIimpses of the Yellowstone and Missouri
| rivers, the Rocky mountains, Clark's Fork
and the forests of Washington territory.
The chief portion of the lecture was devoted
to minute account Of five days spent in the
saddle while crossing the Cascade noun
| tains. Expressions of PLEASURE and satisfac
| ton with the lecture were heard from the
audience as they crowded out of the beauti
full new chapel, and it is supposed tha
! Shiukichi Shigemi, for whose benefit the
| lecture was given, will realize about hun
| dred dollars from the proceeds.